Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2012.
2
This Order comes into force on 6th April 2012.
3
In this Order—
“the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
“dredging operation” means an operation which falls within item 9 in section 66(1) of the 2009 Act”; and
“an excepted dredging operation” is a dredging operation in respect of which the appropriate licensing authority is—
- i
the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 113(4) of the 2009 Act; or
- ii
the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland by virtue of section 113(6) of the 2009 Act.
- i